Hose-reel.



B. H. MONTGOMERY.

HOSE REEL.

APPLICATION men NOV. 27. m5.

Patented Nov. 6, 1917.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BEAUGI-IAMP H. MONTGOMERY, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR ONE-HALF TO JOHN B. DINGWALL, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

HOSE-REEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 6, 1917.

Application filed. November 27, 1915. Serial No. 63,893.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Bnaocnlurr HENRY MONTGOMERY, of the city of Toronto,county of York, Prorince of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Hose-Reels, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to hose reels of the type shown in my priorCanadian Patent No. 1289i?) of November 1st, 1910, and United StatesPatent No. 9&6681 dated January 18th, 1910, in which the hose was socarried and the reel so hung that the water could be turn-ed on and thereel rotated and swung as might be necessary before the hose was unwoundfrom the reel, there-fore permitting the hose to be used while it wasbeing unwound, and my object is to devise a reel ofthat type which canbe cheaply made, which is compact in arrangement, reliable in operation,strong in construction, and which will not be liable in any way todamage the walls of the building in which it is used.

I attain my object by means of the details of construction hereinafterspecifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings inwhich- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved hose reel;

Fig. 2 a cross sectional view of part of the same showing moreparticularly the construction of the end spiders of the reel;

Fig. 3 a sectional detail of one of the unions; and

Fig. at a longitudinal section of one of the spokes of the spiders.

In the drawings like numerals of reference indicate corresponding partsin the different figures.

' 1 is. a stand pipe. Connected with this stand pipe by means of anangle connection 2 is the supply pipe 3 extending up substan tiallyparallel to the stand pipe. The angle connection 2 preferably contains avalve e controlling the flow of water to the supply pipe. The supplypipe requires to be held firmly in parallel relationship to the standpipe, and as angle connections are apt to vary slightly in length, Iemploy an ad just-able brace connecting the upper end of the supply pipewith the standpipe. This adjustable brace comprises two clamps 5 adaptedto be clamped on the pipes by means of the bolts 6, and a centralportion7 to which the clamps are secured by the.

inner bolts 6, which pass through slots in at least one of the parts, sothat the length of the brace may be accurately adjusted to suit thedistance apart of the pipes. lVhen the bolts are tightened up, the partsare securely held in proper relationship. To the upper end of the supplypipe, an elbow 8 is revolubly connected as hereinafter described, and tothe laterally directed end of the elbow S is revolubly connected ashereinafter described a second elbow 9. This elbow 9 has a disk shapedflange 10 formed thereon bolted to one end spider 11 of the reel proper.This reel will thus rotate with the elbow 9 in a horizontal axis when itwill swing with the elbow 8 about the axis of the supply pipe 3. Theouter end spider of the reel is journaled on the frame 12, which itselfis journaled on the supply pipe to swing about the axis thereof.Preferably the frame is provided with the diagonal member 13 revolublyconnected with the supply pipe adjacent the angle connection 2. Theframe 12 is also preferably extended above the reel and toward the standpipe to a position in alinement with the axis of the supply pipe, whereit is pivotally connected with an arm 14 clamped to the stand pipe. The

outer end of the reel is thus supported on a frame above. which makesthe construction ery strong and rigid.

The elbow 9 is provided with the hose connection preferably arranged asfollows.

A short pipe 15 is connected with the end,

ofthe elbow and extends up toa position adjacent the outer periphery ofthe end of the reel. The elbow 16 is connected at one end to this pipe,the other end of the elbowbeing directed toward the reel andsubstantially tangential to the periphery thereof.

The end spider beingformed with spokes as hereinafter described, the endof the connection may lie between two'of the spokes,

so that the hose connected with the connection may wraparound the reelclose to the formed with a plurality of spokes 17. Pref erably. thespokes intermediate their ends are, for the sake ofstrength, connectedby the angle members 18. Each spoke is also providedv with a pair oflongitudinal parallel guide flanges 19. The outer ends of each pair ofguides are connected by a stop flange 20. Between these guides the endsof the hose-carrying bars :21 are guided. hose-carrying bars 21 haveconsiderable depth, being preferably of channel section, so that whenpushed down in the guides by pressure applied at one edge, they have notendency to bend.

These hosecarrying bars are pressed out wardly by spring means,preferably arranged as follows. At the inner ends of alternate pairs ofguide flanges, lugs 22 are cast on each spider. The stop flanges 20 arenotched as shown, and also the ends of the bars 21. These notches permitof the passage of rods 23, the inner ends of which are screwed into thelugs 22. Surrounding the rods '23 and bearing against the lugs 2:2 andthe under sides of the bars :21 are the coil springs Q l, which normallyhold the hose-carrying bars in yielding engagement with the stop flanges20.

As above stated, the lugs are formed only on alternate spokes. Theconnections for the inner ends of the other rods '23 are formed by thebars 25, which extend from spider'to spider and are secured to thespiders by means of suitable bolts passing through ears formed on theends of the bars. These bars rigidly secure the spiders tcgether. Theopenings in the ends of the bars for the passage of the rods beingnotches instead of holes, no binding of the bars on the rods will occurif one end of the rod be pressed down while the other remains in normalposition. The construction above described for supporting thehose-carrying bars makes the operation of the bars certain under allconditions and no jamming or sticking of these hose-carrying bars canpossibly occur. Each spoke between the guide flanges 19 is preferablyprovided with a slot 27 to li hten the spoke.

A spindle 28 forms a trunnion for the outer bearing of the reel proper.This is shown as extending across to the flange 10, but this is notessential and the middle portion of it may be cut out, particularly ifthe frame 12 be extended across and connected with the arm 14 ashereinafter described.

[he rotatable connections for the elbows 8 and 9 are preferably arrangedas follows. A nipple 29 is connected with the upper end of the supplypipe. This nipple has a flange 30 formed close to its upper end on eachside of which a washer or other suitable packing is placed. The nipplefits within the elbow 9. the end of which elbow is threaded forengagement by the flanged nut 31, the flange of which lies below theflange 30 on the nipple. \Vhen this nut is These 7 screwed upsufficiently a water tight joint' is formed, while the elbow is leftsufficiently free to rotate on the nipple. To prevent the nut 31 beingjammed too tight, 1 thread the set screw 32 through it, which set screwbears against the elbow as shown so that the nut may be locked in anyposition to which it is turned.

To limit the swing of the elbow 8 in either direction so as to preventthe reel being thrown back suiiiciently far to strike and damage thewall adjacent to which the stand pipe is usually located, I formshoulders 33 on the elbow adapted to engage the shoulders 3% on thenipple, (see particularly Fig. 3). It will be noted that the connectionbetween the two elbows is identical with that between the elbow 8 andthe supply pipe 3. A pet cock is provided in the elbow 6 by means ofwhich the hose may be drained while still on the reel.

From the above description it will be seen that I have devised a reelwhich will satisfactorily attain the objects of my invention as set outin the preamble to this specification.

What I claim as my invention is:

1.'A stand pipe in combination with a reel supply pipe substantiallyparallel to reel supply pipe substantially parallel to the stand pipe;an angle connection between the stand pipe and supply pipe; a braceconnecting the upper endof the supplypipe with the stand pipe; arotatable reel; a

frame rotatably connected with the supply pipe, supporting the outer endof the reel: and extending over the reel toward. the stand pipe; meansswinging on .the supply pipe supporting the inner end. of the reel;

and an arm extending from the stand pipe to which the frame aforesaid ispivotally connected in line with the axis of the supply pipe.

Signed at Toronto, Ont, this 18th day of November, A. D. 1915, in thepresence of the two undersigned witnesses.

BEAUCHAMP a. MONTGOMERY.

Witnesses:

GEO. P. hlacxrn, E. P. HALL.

(iopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each. byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

